'Marquess' definitions:
Definition of 'marquess'
(from WordNet)
noun
Nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count [syn: marquis, marquess]
noun
A British peer ranking below a duke and above an earl
Definition of 'Marquess'
From: GCIDE
- Marquess \Mar"quess\, n. [Cf. Sp. marques. See Marquis.] A marquis. [1913 Webster]
- Lady marquess, a marchioness. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster] marqueterie